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Nguyen Cao Ky visits Australia
The Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyen Cao Ky begins a controversial visit to Australia and is bombarded with anti-war protestors. -
Ronald Ryan last man to be legally executed in Australia
Ronald Ryan was the last man hanged in Australia after he escaped from prision. -
Black Tuesday Bushfires in Tasmania
Bushfires rocked Tasmania as Hobart was left in a horrible state. -
Gough Whitlam becomes leader of the Labor Party
Gough Whitlam replaces retiring Arthur Calwell as leader of the Australian Labor Party. -
Australian Roman Catholic bishops oppose war
Australian Roman Catholic bishops publicly declare their opposition to the war in Vietnam -
Indiginous Australians eligible to vote
Aboriginals now are counted in the national census when voting -
New Australian 5 dollor note
The new Australian 5-dollar note goes into circulation -
Don Dunstan becomes Premier of South Australia
Don Dunstan succeeds Frank Walsh as Premier of South Australia, after Walsh retires under pressure from his party -
Richard Reilly murdered
Sydney underworld figure Richard Gabriel Reilly is murdered -
Postcode system
The postcode system of postal address coding is introduced throughout Australia -
Qantas drops empire
Qantas Airways drops the word 'Empire' from its name. -
NSW wildparks established
The NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service is established. -
Harold Holt disappears
Prime Minister Harold Holt disappears while swimming in heavy surf at Cheviot Beach, near Portsea, Victoria.[26 -
John McEwen new leader
Following the disappearance of Holt, Country Party leader John McEwen is sworn in as interim Prime Minister pending the election of a new government leader by the Coalition parties
